Moving to NYC

We have now been in NYC for a couple weeks.  Throughout the moving process, I have had to force myself to make some tough choices about getting rid of stuff.  I'm not a hoarder by any means, but I do have a hard time getting rid of things sometimes.  So we got rid of quite of bit of stuff before we left, but it was mostly household items--I did not really do much with my clothes and shoes.  Once we got here and started moving things in, I had to face the hard truth that I just had too much to fit in our closet (even though it is a walk-in).  I knew in my heart of hearts that this would probably end up happening, but it was just too hard to get rid of things until I really faced the reality.

So as I filled the closet, I made myself get rid of things that I really just don't wear that much anymore, or I know I won't wear much at all now that I'm a stay-at-home mom instead of a working girl, or that are similar enough to other things in my closet that I can live without them.  So I have reduced my total number of shoes from 108 to 94 (I know 94 is still a lot, but hey, I'm still me).  These are the ones I'm getting rid of:

 I got these ones from Payless probably 8 years ago or so and was totally in love with them for a long time.  Something about them gave me kind of  70's vibe that I thought was super fun.  One of the straps broke a few years ago and I actually bothered to have it repaired instead of just throwing them out because I like them that much.  But they have started feeling a little clunky and I just don't wear them much anymore so it was time to go.

These are handmade shoes from Chile that I got in high school to go with one of my prom dresses.  It is a nice heel height to have around, but I just don't find myself needing silver shoes all that often these days.

These flip-flops are so soft and comfy!  Unfortunately, I really don't have much clothing in these bright colors so I don't have anything that I really wear them with.

I got these shoes from Mervyn's back when Mervyn's existed.  I used to get all sorts of great shoes there and these were one of the first.

 Back before my shoe collection really became what it is today, I just needed a basic pair of black church shoes so I got these.  As I went through looking for ways to downsize, I did have to wonder how many pairs of plain black heels one person really needs so these had to go.

I bought these in high school (almost 12 years ago) to wear to a semi-formal dance.  I loved them for SO long that even though I haven't worn them for a couple years, I was having a hard time letting them go.  It is finally time.

I called these my Cinderella shoes.  I got them to wear with my bridesmaid's dress for my sister's wedding.  The dress was actually REALLY cute, but was a little bit short for me to wear comfortably so I sadly got rid of it.  I have a similar pair of white open-toed shoes, so I had to choose one to get rid of.

I got these at Forever Young shoes (oh how I miss that place!) when I was just beginning to get into pumps.  Similar to the black shoes I talked about earlier, I had to wonder how many pairs of plain brown heels I really needed so these hit the chopping block.

I got these at Walmart because they were just a fun color and good for wearing to the pool and such, but I don't love the rubber strap and I've just kind of stopped wearing them.

I got these when I was doing my student teaching (more than 5 years ago, if you can believe that) because I needed a good mid-size heel to wear with pants.  Now I have several options and these just don't get chosen often enough to warrant keeping them around.

Pretty much the same story as the ones above, but the brown version.

 These were one of my more brave purchases, back before I really had many pairs of colorful shoes.  I still think they are super cute, but I have never worn them much (and one of the dresses that I did wear them with I am also getting rid of).

I got these on clearance at DSW shoes because I needed a fairly flat pair of black shoes.  I have since found other ones I like better and basically stopped wearing these.

I got these at Charlotte Russe (they have some SUPER cute shoes).  I was looking for red heels and not having much luck, so I got these espadrilles instead.  I have since purchased a couple pairs of red heels and the color on these has been faded a bit by the sun, so after much debate I finally decided I had to let go.

So those are the ones to go.  Now that we living in the big city and spending ridiculous amounts of money on rent, I probably won't be able to get new shoes nearly as much.  But I do have a new goal that anytime I get something new, I have to get rid of something I already have.  We'll see if I'm actually able to do that! :)